What does the command 'WRAP' do?

[SandeepRao]

I came across this Question in one of the Online Exams.Here it is:


WRAP INAME=SRCFILE.SQL

What is the resulting output file of the sample code above?
Choice 1 : srcfile.obj
Choice 2 : srcfile.out
Choice 3 : srcfile.wrp
Choice 4 : No output file.
The required ONAME parameter was not specified.
Choice 5 : srcfile.plb

I tried running this command,but it wasn't recognised.could anyone out there please help?

-Sandeep

 

[hilbrink]

The wrap command encrypts your pl/sql source code.
syntax:
wrap iname=input_file [oname=output_file]
you don't need to specify an output name.


See the pl/sql user guide and reference for more information.

 

[MikeJones]

Your Output file will have a .plb extension. As the code will have been turned into a binary format. Oracle delivers a lot of its code this way so you can't see it in DBA source etc. It's quite handy for stopping your customers from ever seeing your application code!!

Mike.